Brentford v Aston Villa, 08 March 2025

Score1-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance17,171

View Brentford v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Brentford won: 1 Drawn: 3 Aston Villa won: 4 Brentford scored: 9 Aston Villa scored: 16 . Aston Villa completed a league double over Brentford for the first time since 1946-47 in League Division One.

0 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 49 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Starting lineup:

Robin Olsen Goalkeeper
Axel Disasi Defender
Tyrone Mings Defender
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Leon Bailey Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Mathias Jensen for Vitaly Janelt 75
KIM Ji-soo for Kristoffer Ajer 90+3

Substitutions:

Matty Cash for Leon Bailey 46
Boubacar Kamara for John McGinn 61
Marcus Rashford for Jacob Ramsey 68
Donyell Malen for Morgan Rogers 90+4

Cards:

Kristoffer Ajer 67 Y
Nathan Collins 90+6 Y

Cards:

John McGinn 42 Y
Matty Cash 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Benjamin Fredrick
Defender KIM Ji-soo
Defender Ben Mee
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Paris Maghoma
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder Yunus Konak
Forward Iwan Morgan

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Oliwier Zych
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brentford now remained without a win in seven consecutive home league games for the first time since December 2006 in League One. . The Bess had now conceded 100 goals in their 72 home games in the Premier League (scored 116). . They had now lost seven of their last eight games in the Premier League kicking off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (won one).

Comments:

League position: 7th . This was Aston Villa’s first win in their last five games in the Premier League played in London (lost three). . This was Villa’s first win in their last eight games in the Premier League to be played immediately after a UEFA Champions League fixture. . They had now kept four clean sheets in their last 34 games in the Premier League. . Morgan Rogers scored in the 50th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

0 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Substitutions:

Mathias Jensen for Vitaly Janelt 75
KIM Ji-soo for Kristoffer Ajer 90+3

Cards:

Kristoffer Ajer 67 Y
Nathan Collins 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Benjamin Fredrick
Defender KIM Ji-soo
Defender Ben Mee
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Paris Maghoma
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder Yunus Konak
Forward Iwan Morgan

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brentford now remained without a win in seven consecutive home league games for the first time since December 2006 in League One. . The Bess had now conceded 100 goals in their 72 home games in the Premier League (scored 116). . They had now lost seven of their last eight games in the Premier League kicking off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (won one).

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 49 G

Starting lineup:

Robin Olsen Goalkeeper
Axel Disasi Defender
Tyrone Mings Defender
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Leon Bailey Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Matty Cash for Leon Bailey 46
Boubacar Kamara for John McGinn 61
Marcus Rashford for Jacob Ramsey 68
Donyell Malen for Morgan Rogers 90+4

Cards:

John McGinn 42 Y
Matty Cash 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Oliwier Zych
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

League position: 7th . This was Aston Villa’s first win in their last five games in the Premier League played in London (lost three). . This was Villa’s first win in their last eight games in the Premier League to be played immediately after a UEFA Champions League fixture. . They had now kept four clean sheets in their last 34 games in the Premier League. . Morgan Rogers scored in the 50th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.